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Man shot dead attacking Paris police station

Police at the scene of the attack on the police station in ParisReuters/Charles Platiau

Police shot dead a man trying to force his way into a police station in northern Paris on Thursday, the anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attacks. The attacker was armed with a knife or cleaver and a fake suicide vest, according to the interior ministry.